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Photographer in Park Royal

Your photographer for weddings and portraits in Park Royal, handling everything from weddings to corporate headshots, and a calm, considered style that suits you.

★★★★★ Rated 4.8 from 580+ reviews

Studio at 21 Joel St, Northwood HA6 · on-site shoots across NW10 and W3 · weddings from £750 · free consultation

In short

Visiting the studio from Park Royal

Kaushik Bathia's studio is at The Broadway, 21 Joel St, Northwood HA6 1NU, about 8 miles from Park Royal in a straight line (a little further by road). The studio is two minutes from Northwood Hills station on the Metropolitan line, with parking close by for anyone driving.

The studio opens Monday to Saturday from 10:30am to 6pm and on Sunday from 1pm to 6pm. To book a session, call 07956 505383, send a WhatsApp message or use the form on this page.

Portraits, families and newborns, headshots, pets and commercial work are photographed in the studio or on location within about 20 miles, and weddings further afield. Each has its own page for Park Royal: portrait sessions, family and newborn sessions, headshots, pet portraits and commercial photography.

Looking for one service? Start with portraits, family sessions or headshots in Park Royal; every service we offer here is listed just below.

Google reviews

What clients say

4.8 from 580+ Google reviews

A superb and highly professional wedding photographer. Throughout the registry and wedding ceremonies Kaushik Bathia took beautiful photographs ensuring he captured all the special moments. His friendly personality put everyone at ease and his unique ideas resulted in some wonderful family pictures which we will treasure forever.

Deepika G., Google review, 2016

Had a lovely experience with the family photo shoot. Friendly man made us feel very comfortable and took some amazing shots

Kulsum J., Google review, 2024

I required some portrait shots to be taken. Mr Bhatia, did an amazing job, Very friendly and extremely professional and knowledgeable.I would highly recommend.

Naeha M., Google review, 2020

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What we photograph in Park Royal

Weddings, portraits and business photography

Park Royal is one of the largest industrial and business districts in Europe, threaded by the Grand Union Canal on the Brent and Ealing border. From our Northwood base we cover portrait work in the studio and on location shoots at parks, homes and venues throughout Acton, Harlesden and Alperton. Whether your wedding is at Brent Register Office in Brent Civic Centre, beneath Wembley Stadium, at an approved venue such as the DoubleTree by Hilton on Hangar Lane in Ealing, or a celebration lasting several days, coverage is shaped around your traditions and the people who matter most.

Muslim and other Asian weddings move quickly and follow their own customs, so we go through each part with the family beforehand and plan where to stand when it begins. A graduation, a big birthday or a family reunion deserves more than a phone snap, and portraits could be taken at the studio or outdoors, perhaps along the Grand Union Canal towpath or in Roundwood Park on Harlesden Road. A wedding, a newborn, a reunion or a milestone birthday each get the same attention from us.

For businesses there are headshots, corporate events, branding and product work, and the studio also restores old photographs and takes passport and visa pictures that meet the rules. Pets, products, people or events, each commercial booking is prepared in advance so the session keeps to time. Headshots for professionals and actors, branding and product photography, and corporate event coverage can all be booked on weekdays around your working hours.

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Across Park Royal

From Northwood to Park Royal

Wedding, portrait and event bookings are welcome anywhere in Park Royal, across the NW10 and W3 postcode districts, an area named after the Royal Agricultural Society showground opened here in 1903. Park Royal is one of the largest industrial and business districts in Europe, threaded by the Grand Union Canal on the Brent and Ealing border, and neighbouring Alperton and Chiswick are well within our reach. Park Royal-area venues include Brent Civic Centre, Wembley.

Park Royal is one of the largest industrial and business districts in Europe, home to hundreds of food producers, studios and light-manufacturing units, and it is being steadily regenerated as part of the Old Oak and Park Royal development area. For businesses on the estate we offer team headshots, premises and product photography. Park Royal station is on the Piccadilly line, with North Acton on the Central line and Willesden Junction close by. We can take couples to Acton Park for a few quiet portraits, with the Grand Union Canal as a lovely backdrop nearby.

We schedule around nap times, school runs, shifts or the light you prefer, so choosing a time is straightforward. You are never left guessing. We confirm timings, the plan and what to bring beforehand, then leave room on the day to follow the mood.

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Why book us in Park Royal

Why a studio open since 2001 helps

Running a studio since 2001 alongside location work means we can photograph you in a controlled space or come to you, whichever the occasion needs. Weddings, portraits, families, newborns, headshots, commercial jobs and pets are all within what we do, so one photographer can serve a household or a company for years.

We are based in Northwood, close to Park Royal, and happily cover on location work across Acton, Harlesden and Alperton. Park Royal, where the Guinness Brewery designed by Sir Giles Gilbert Scott stood from 1936 until 2006, is about 8 miles from Northwood, travel within that distance is not charged, and location bookings elsewhere in Greater London are welcome too.

High-resolution files let you print, frame or display the pictures as you wish, and the online gallery makes them easy to share with relatives. About a week or two after the shoot an edited online gallery of high-resolution images arrives, and albums, prints and framing are all available from the studio.

Bride in a red bridal dupatta and gold jewellery embraced by her groom

Park Royal at a glance

Planning a team shoot on the estate or portraits nearby? These sourced notes cover Park Royal's regeneration, its Guinness history, Hanger Hill and Brent's ceremony venue, each with a link.

  • The Hanger Hill Garden Estate, including Queens Drive, Links Road and Monks Drive, was built between 1928 and 1936 to designs by Douglas Smith and Barley and has been a conservation area since 1969. 1
  • The Old Oak and Park Royal Development Corporation, set up by the Mayor of London, is leading one of the UK's largest regeneration projects across land in Ealing, Brent and Hammersmith & Fulham, including the Park Royal industrial estate and the area around the new HS2 Old Oak Common station. 2
  • The Guinness Brewery at Park Royal, designed by Sir Giles Gilbert Scott, opened in 1936 and was demolished in 2006, and nearby streets such as Iveagh Avenue and Moyne Place are named after the Guinness family. 3
  • Hanger Hill Park, in the Ealing ward of Hanger Hill, an area whose nearest Underground stations include Park Royal and Hanger Lane, includes a fragment of oak woodland that is now a nature reserve. 4
  • Hanger Lane station in fare zone 3, on the West Ruislip branch of the Central line between Perivale and North Acton, is within walking distance of Park Royal station. 5
  • Brent Register Office at Brent Civic Centre, beneath Wembley Stadium, has a modern purpose-built Ceremony Suite and outdoor Ceremony Gardens furnished with a canopy, heaters and lighting. 6

Sources

  1. Hanger Hill - Wikipedia
  2. Old Oak and Park Royal Development Corporation (OPDC) | London City Hall
  3. Park Royal - Wikipedia
  4. Hanger Hill - Wikipedia
  5. Hanger Lane tube station - Wikipedia
  6. Ceremony venues | Brent Council

Good to know

Photography in Park Royal, frequently asked questions

Yes, and the albums are something we take particular pride in. Each fine-art album is finished by hand, made to last and laid out to tell the story of your day or sitting. We choose the images with you so the finished book flows naturally. A printed album is a keepsake you can hand down, in a way a folder of files is not.

Yes. For businesses on the Park Royal estate and across London, team headshots can be taken at the Northwood studio or on site with portable lighting, useful as the Old Oak and Park Royal Development Corporation reshapes the area. Sittings are short so the working day carries on, and framing and background stay the same so the whole team's headshots match. Let us know how many people need photographing and we will plan the session around them.

It depends on the session. A portrait or headshot sitting gives a curated set of the best frames, and a wedding several hundred edited images across the day. We select and finish the frames that deserve keeping, rather than handing over everything we shot. When you enquire, we will tell you what to expect for your particular booking.

Describe what you have in mind in Park Royal and the quote will be built around it. Ring 07956 505383 or send a message through the website with the kind of shoot, where it is, the date, and any extras you already know you want, such as prints or an album. You will get an itemised price in writing, and answers to any questions, before you decide.

Of course. When the gallery is ready, professional prints in a range of sizes can be ordered straight from us. We handle the printing ourselves to a high standard, so colour and detail match what you saw on screen. Favourite images can also be enlarged and framed, ready to hang.

Park Royal is served by Park Royal station on the Piccadilly line, Hanger Lane on the Central line and the A40 and A406 by road, and Northwood is about 8 miles away, so meeting to plan or collecting prints is straightforward. You deal with one person throughout, someone to meet, plan with and come back to for prints, albums or another sitting. Planning is done carefully in advance, backed by five European Kodak Gold Awards.

Yes, and a maternity sitting in Northwood can be paired with a newborn session a few weeks after the birth, both at the same studio about 8 miles from Park Royal. Aim for roughly thirty to thirty-four weeks, when the bump shows well and the journey from Park Royal is still comfortable. Expectant parents from Park Royal can come to the studio, where gowns are provided and we guide you into relaxed, flattering poses.

Nearby

Photography near Park Royal

From our Northwood studio we photograph clients right across the area. Browse all the areas we serve, or see our wedding, portrait and headshot photography. From our Northwood studio we also cover Alperton, Chiswick, Perivale, Harrow on the Hill, Southall, Wembley Park, and Park Royal sits within Acton.

At the studio

Studio sessions for Park Royal

Our studio is at The Broadway, 21 Joel St, Northwood HA6 1NU, about 8 miles from Park Royal. Appointments are needed for portrait, family and headshot sittings, and passport and ID photos, printing, framing, restoration and scanning are all handled in the building. Doors open at 10:30 and close at 18:00 from Monday to Saturday, and on Sunday the hours are 13:00 to 18:00.

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Wedding venues near Park Royal

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Kaushik Bathia FBIPP FMPA has photographed from Northwood since 2001 and holds five European Kodak Gold Awards.

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Popular sessions

Popular sessions for Park Royal right now include Christmas photoshoots, maternity photoshoots, couples photoshoots, cake smash sessions and corporate headshots.

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